Hu Xiaoqing, a deputy to the National People's Congress, referred to the importance of the HPV vaccination in her proposal aimed at preventing and eliminating cervical cancer. Jing'an County in Jiangxi Province is the scene of a pilot HPV vaccine campaign. There, girls at the local middle school have been given the vaccine, free of charge. According to Li Longyu, vice director of the National Cervical Cancer Consortium, early vaccination plays a vital role in preventing cervical cancer.